Wireless and cellular voice and data transmission with multiple paths of communication

• US 9,019,946 B1
• Filed: 09/08/2014
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Smart Mobile Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: IP Holdings Incorporated (IP Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Rao, Raman K, Rao, Sunil K, Rao, Sanjay K
• Primary Examiner(s): Sam, Phirin
• Application Number:
  US14/480,584
• Time in Patent Office: 232 Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
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Abstract

A method and apparatus in which multiple Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless data transmissions are simultaneously provided between a wireless device and a server, including providing multiple antennas, multiple T/R units, multiple processors and multiple I/O ports on the wireless device. The method includes receiving multiple IP data packets on the I/O ports at substantially the same time, and sending multiple data packets from the wireless device to the server, whereby the transmission rate between the wireless device and the server is increased.

Claims

1. An Internet-enabled mobile communication device comprising:

a memory;

at least two or more antennas;

at least one or more processors; and

a plurality of wireless transmit and receive units including a first wireless transmit and receive unit and a second wireless transmit and receive unit, wherein each wireless transmit receive unit is configured to communicate using one or more protocols;

wherein the device is configured for multi-band wireless communication;

wherein the device is enabled for communication using Internet Protocol (IP);

wherein the device is enabled for wireless communication on a local area network;

wherein the first wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate using a plurality of antennas; and

wherein a first interface for transmission is created and wherein said first interface for transmission uses a plurality of interfaces for Internet Protocol communication on the mobile device which utilize the plurality of wireless transmit and receive units on the mobile device to enable a single interface comprised of multiplexed signals from the plurality of wireless transmit and receive units; and

and wherein data transferred by the plurality of transmit and receive units is improved by the simultaneous use of multiple communication paths including at least one connection to a networked server; and

wherein at least one communication path is used for wireless signals representing voice data and at least one communication path is used for wireless signals representing non-voice data.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein a single transmission connection is further comprised of at least two or more wireless transmit and receive connections simultaneously transmitting and receiving using the plurality of antennas, and wherein the processor multiplexes the receiving signals into the single transmission connection.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein a single transmission connection is further comprised of at least two or more wireless transmit and receive connections sequentially transmitting and receiving using the plurality of antennas, and wherein the processor multiplexes the receiving signals into the single transmission connection.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to communicate with at least one server, wherein the rate at which data is transferred between the device and the server is improved by parallel paths and wherein data transmitted and received is multiplexed at each end.

5. The device of claim 2 wherein the mobile device transmits and receives multiple IP data packets and uses protocols including ethernet protocol, USB protocol, internet protocol, transmission control protocol, wifi, VPN, transport layer communication protocols, or application interfaces.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the first wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate over Internet Protocol with a remote system over a first network path and the second wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate with the same or different remote system using a second network path and wherein the processor on the mobile device is configured to combine the data paths into a single transmission interface to one or more applications on the mobile device.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the device is comprised of a cellular telephone.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the device is configured to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the use of two or more wireless transmit and receive units create connections to a plurality of remote systems simultaneously and transmit and receive data in a parallel path to increase the rate at which data is transferred.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein multiple wireless transmit and receive units are presented to the application as a single connection interface such that the multiple transmission interfaces are virtualized into a single transmission interface.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein an application executed by the processor on the mobile device is configured to use a single transport connect interface comprised of two or more wireless connections.

12. The device of claim 1, further in communication with a network box, which is configured with a plurality of antennas and a wireless transmit and receive unit, wherein the network switch box wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate a signal stream using the network switch box plurality of antennas simultaneously.

13. The device of claim 1, further comprising of a processor for voice communication and a second processor for data communication.

14. An Internet-enabled mobile communication device comprising:

a memory;

a display;

at least two or more antennas;

at least one or more processors; and

a plurality of wireless transmit and receive units including a first wireless transmit and receive unit and a second wireless transmit and receive unit, wherein each wireless transmit receive unit is configured to communicate using one or more protocols;

wherein the device is enabled for communication using Internet Protocol (IP);

wherein the device is enabled for wireless communication on a wireless local area network;

wherein the first wireless transmit and receive unit is enabled to communicate using one or more antennas simultaneously; and

wherein the mobile device maintains multiple IP addresses, wherein the first wireless unit is accessible on a first IP address and the second wireless transmit and receive unit is accessible on a second IP address and wherein the mobile device operates using a plurality of ports;

and wherein data transferred by the plurality of transmit and receive units is improved by the simultaneous use of multiple network paths including at least one connection to a networked server;

and wherein the device is enabled for communication of wireless signals representing voice data and for communication of wireless signals representing non-voice data.

15. The device of claim 14, further in communication with a server, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive multiple IP data packets on a plurality of ports at substantially the same time and send multiple data packets to the server, to allow multiple simultaneous communication paths over connections between the device and the server such that the communication rate between the server and device is increased.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the device is configured for multiplexing between a plurality of protocols including transmission control, CDMA, TDMA, internet protocol (IP) and/or combinations thereof.

17. A portable wireless communication device, comprising:

a memory;

at least two or more antennas;

at least one or more processors; and

a plurality of wireless transmit and receive unit including a first wireless transmit and receive unit and a second wireless transmit and receive unit, wherein each wireless transmit receive unit is configured to communicate using one or more protocols;

wherein the device is configured for multi-band wireless communication;

wherein the device is enabled for communication using Internet Protocol (IP);

wherein the device is enabled for wireless communication on a local area network;

wherein the first wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate using a plurality of antennas; and

wherein the first wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate over Internet Protocol with a remote system over a first network path and the second wireless transmit and receive unit is configured to communicate with the same or a different remote system using a second network path and wherein the processor on the device is configured to combine the data paths into a single transmission interface to one or more applications on the device;

and wherein data transferred by the plurality of transmit and receive units is improved by the simultaneous use of multiple network paths including at least one connection to a networked server;

and wherein at least one of the different networks comprises a voice network and wherein at least one of the different networks comprises an Internet protocol data network.

18. The communication device of claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of communication paths employs a different network including at least one wireless network.

19. The communication device of claim 18, wherein the device is enabled for audio or video communication on a Internet protocol data network.

20. The communication device of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of communication paths employs a different communication protocol and wherein each of the plurality of communication paths involves wireless signals transmitted at a different frequency.

21. The communication device of claim 20, wherein one of the plurality of communication paths is used for wireless signals representing voice data, and another of the plurality of communication paths is used for wireless signals representing non-voice data.

22. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the one or more communication modules comprises a plurality of communication modules, each of the plurality of communication modules being configured for communication via a different communication path and wherein the one or more communication modules comprises a plurality of communication modules each comprising a separate antenna.

23. The communication device of claim 22, wherein the one or more processors are programmed to differentiate between wireless signals received via one of the plurality of communication paths and another of the plurality of communication paths.

24. The communication device of claim 23, wherein one or more processors are programmed to process data represented by wireless signals received via the one communication path separately from data represented by wireless signals received via the other communication path.

25. The communication device of claim 24, wherein the one or more processors comprise a plurality of processors, a first processor of the plurality of processors being programmed to process data represented by wireless signals received via the one communication path, and a second processor of the plurality of processors being programmed to process data represented by wireless signals received via the other communication path.

26. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are programmed to process voice data represented by wireless signals received via one of the plurality of communication paths, and to process non-voice data represented by wireless signals received via another of the plurality of communication paths.

27. An IP-enabled communication device comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors;

a plurality of wireless communication units, wherein the device supports a plurality of transmit and receive frequencies and a plurality of wireless protocols;

wherein a first wireless communication unit is coupled to a first set of antennas configured to transmit and receive on a first network and wherein a second wireless communication unit is coupled to a second set of antennas and configured to transmit and receive on a second network;

wherein the at least one wireless communication unit is configured for radio frequency communication;

wherein the first wireless communication unit is configured to operate at a lower frequency than the second wireless communication unit such that the first and second wireless communication units operate as complementary systems and reduce interference with each other; and

wherein the device is configured for voice and/or data connectivity and Internet connectivity; and

wherein the first wireless transmit and receive unit operates on the first network path to a remote server and the second wireless transmit and receive unit communicates to the remote server on the second network path in response to a change in the signal strength and/or connectivity of the first wireless communication unit or second wireless communication unit; and

wherein video or audio can be accessed simultaneously with performance optimized for each through dedicated or multiplexed paths.

28. The device of claim 27, further in communication with the remote server, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive multiple IP data packets on a plurality of ports at substantially the same time and send multiple data packets to the server, to allow multiple simultaneous communication paths over connections between the device and the server.

29. The device of claim 27, further in communication with the remote server, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive multiple IP data packets on a plurality of ports at substantially the same time and send multiple data packets to the server, to allow multiple simultaneous communication paths over connections between the device and the server.

30. The device of claim 29, wherein the IP enabled communication device is a mobile device, and wherein the mobile device is configured as a server and wherein the mobile device is configured to transmit and receive a signal stream with a second mobile device.